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AWS enters into ‘strategic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain


Amazon says it'll work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, to invest '$5 billion-plus' in a strategic partnership.

Under a new Trump administration initiative, U.S.-based tech suppliers including the aforementioned Nvidia and AMD have been permitted to arrange deals with Saudi Arabian firms. Saudi Arabia has mandated AI companies and services in the kingdom store data locally, pushing vendors to put facilities there to avoid losing contracts. It isn’t clear, however, if Amazon’s contribution to the AI Zone will draw on the tranche the company originally announced.

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